Game Playing

We hear all the time how one world leader is playing strategic chess, and others are playing checkers. However, in today's world, the game isn't chess anymore. It's the game of Risk.

Chess is played by two players (powers), one against the other on a limited-size board. Risk is usually played by more than two. The board is set in countries and continents. The object is to defeat the others and take over the board (world). Today, there are many more than two players in the world: U.S., Russia, China, Iran, Islamic State, European Union, Brazil, India, Israel, etc. Every government has its own agenda. Sometimes alliances can be made to weaken, defeat or outflank others.

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